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Council polls: BJP list today

Monday, November 30th, 2009

The final list of candidates from the BJP for the Legislative Council elections from the local bodies constituencies will be released in New Delhi on Monday, said BJP State President D V Sadananda Gowda.

Speaking to reporters at the inaugural of new two-lane road and the ‘Annabrahma,’ building of the Sri Krishna Mutt in Udupi on [...]

Steel rush lends a silver lining to flood-ravaged N Karnataka

Saturday, November 28th, 2009
Steel rush lends a silver lining to flood-ravaged N Karnataka

Yeddyurappa’s ‘development mantra’ scores as ArcelorMittal agrees to set up a mega steel plant in North Karnataka, reports Srikanth Hunasavadi
Srikanth Hunasavadi

Putting behind the bitter developments of political turmoil and cataclysmic floods over the past few months, chief minister BS Yeddyurappa scored a major point on his development mantra on Friday when he successfully got the [...]

Minister plans a new dawn for slum dwellers

Friday, November 27th, 2009

Nov. 26: The urban development ministrty has begun implementing the urban Statistics for HR Assessment (Usha) scheme of the Centre for measuring the poverty levels of the urban poor.
As part of Usha, details will be gathered on slum dwellers including their lifestyle, source of income, money spent on food and education of children and building [...]

Govt to compile urban private database

Friday, November 27th, 2009

Bangalore, Nov 26,Deccan Herald News Service:
The State government will soon develop a comprehensive data base relating to urban poverty, slums, and other urbanisation related parameters in a bid to ensure effective implementation of poverty alleviation programmes in cities.

Inaugurating a seminar organised to brief officers of urban development and municipal administration departments on the modalities of [...]

Mittals are welcome in Karnataka, Minister

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

Bangalore Nov 25: Karnataka government today said it would facilitate setting up of the six million tone steel plant in Karnataka by ArcelorMittal if the steel giant come up with a concrete proposal.
”We are a industry friendly state and the BJP government is eager to facilitate major industries here. But the Mittals have not come [...]

Govt subsidy for purchase of 4-stroke autos

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Bangalore: Nov 24, DHNS:
The State Government will grant a subsidy of Rs 10,000 for all old two-stroke autorickshaws to change over to a new four-stroke one, informed Minister for Transport R Ashok here on Tuesday.
Speaking to reporters after flagging off 50 new four-stroke LPG run ‘Green Autos’ in front of the Vidhana Soudha here, Ashoka [...]

Commuters can expect smooth ride as autos are making green switch

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Karnataka govt to hold talks with ArcelorMittal

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

BANGALORE: The Karnataka government will be holding high-level talks with a team from ArcelorMittal on November 27, to take forward the latter’s proposal to set up a multi-billion dollar steel plant in the state.
The Karnataka large and medium industries minister Murugesh R Nirani told ET that a high level team from ArcelorMittal will be meeting [...]

Govt MoU with Dutch company to build 50,000 homes

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

The Karnataka government on Saturday signed a MoU with Netherlands-based Cyan Holding Group, a pre-fabricated housing firm for construction of 50,000 houses for flood affected people in the state.
State Housing Secretary K.V. Kongwad and Representative of Cyan Holding, Bidiadhar Ja Jairam inked the MoU in the presence of Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa.
Mr. Yeddyurappa said, 75 [...]

Yeddyurappa briefs Governor on rehabilitation of flood-affected

Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Yeddyurappa briefs Governor on rehabilitation of flood-affected

Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on Saturday said the State Government had pressed into service a large part of its machinery to execute rehabilitation work in the flood-affected areas on a war-footing and that Governor H.R. Bhardwaj had been promised that corruption in execution of projects, if any, would be dealt with sternly.
Mr. Yeddyurappa was [...]

Flood relief: BSY seeks more grants from Centre

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

Gulbarga, Nov 20, DH News Service
Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa has urged the Centre to allocate additional grants to the State for the restoration of public property which has been badly damaged in the recent floods.

He also reiterated his demand for waiving off farmers’ loans in the flood-affected districts and double the compensation for crop [...]

House construction for flood-hit from Dec 1

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Chief Minister Yeddyurappa on Thursday said the construction of houses for families who had lost their dwellings in the October floods will commence in full swing in all affected districts from December 1.

Speaking to reporters in Bangalore, Yeddyurappa said district in-charge ministers have been directed to commence construction work in their respective jurisdiction and monitor [...]

Govt firm on privatising Escoms

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Bangalore: Nov 18, DH News Service
The Government is firm on privatising the Electricity Supply Companies (Escoms) as per their policy, Energy Minister K S Eshwarappa said here on Wednesday.
Speaking at the ‘Karnataka Power 2009’ conference organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Wednesday, he said that both the Central government and the [...]

Karnataka Vision 2020: 12 key areas for growth

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

By Team Mangalorean Bangalore
BANGALORE, November 17, 2009: State Planning Board Deputy Chairman and BJP leader D H Shankaramurthy on Tuesday said there is need to focus on 12 key areas such as increasing rural income through reducing dependence on agriculture and focus on job-oriented growth, for transformation of Karnataka in the next 10 years.
Speaking at [...]

Jagadish Shettar joined Cabinet

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
Jagadish Shettar joined Cabinet

Sri Jagadish Shetter, taking oath as a cabinet Minister, from the Governor of Karnataka Sri H.R. Bhardwaj at Raja Bhavan, Bengaluru, on 17-11-2009. Chief Minister Sri B.S. Yadiyurappa is also seen.